Environmental Technician

Environmental Services Technician

The Environmental Services Technician is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, clean, healing environment. The role ensures daily room cleaning and timely room turnaround times related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The Environmental Services Technician, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and customer experience.

Responsibilities include responding to common inquiries or complaints from customers, cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms and ancillary areas, replenishing supplies, removing bio-medical waste, trash, and soiled linen, and operating UV disinfection machines as needed. The technician must adhere to all organization safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety. Additionally, the technician assists in onboarding new staff and reports unsafe situations.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED preferred, and two years of experience in healthcare support services, EVS, hospitality, or a related field.